Dick Van Dyke is making Daytime Emmy Awards history.
The beloved entertainer just become the oldest person to ever win an award at the Daytime Emmys.
Dick won the award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Daytime Drama Series for his four-part arc as Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux on the Peacock series Days of Our Lives.
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At 98, he was the oldest nominee ever and now he’s also the oldest winner ever.
“I feel like a spy from nighttime television,” he joked (via Variety). “I’m the oldest nominee in history. I can’t believe it. I was playing old men all my life. If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!”
“I’m 98 years old, can you believe it? This tops a lifetime of 80 years in the business. I love you, God bless,” he added.
Check out the full list of nominations for the awards show!
Learn all about Dick‘s love story with his wife and read their comments on their age gap.
